The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-08

week, and shot them to death. hey had
assassinated white man.
COmmoner Edward Harrington was
arrested last Friday at Tralee, Ireland,
for publishing in his newspaper, reports
of proceedings of suppressed branches
of the League throughout County Kerry.
George Shirle, an avowed German an
archist, was last Friday in Chicago fined
$3.50 on charge of disorderly conduct
and carrying concealed weapons. While
intoxicated Shirle attempted to shoot a
policeman who was helping him to navi-
gate.
sDy d recent rule made By the post
Office department, persons receiving ad-
vertised letters will hereafter be required
to pay one cent each for the same,
whether they have been advertised in a
newspaper or simply posted in the post
Office.
Alexander Taylor, driver Of mail
wagon, was arrested last Friday at New
York for wholesale robbery of the mails.
IN one batch he secured three drafts for
50, OIL, $500 and S125, respectively. He
confessed his guilt and was held for ex-
animation.
The Cheyenne & Burlington branch Of
the Burlington Il Missouri system was
ompleted to its depot in Cheyenne, Wyo,
last week. Thousands of people witness
ed the driving of the last spike, which
was signalized by the booming of cannons
and the music of brass band.
The total expenditures by the govern
ment during the year for site, the con-
struction of new buildings and repairs
specially appropriated for, aggregate 81
81 ,l39; for repairs and the preservation
of completed buildings 1859 ,G72; for heat
ing apparatus and repairs to the same,
S135, ,454; miscellaneous, S55, ,7o6.
On Thanksgiving Day the San Fran
cisco Evening Post treated it's newsboys
in the city to a picnic at Shell Mound
and in the evening passed them all into
The California Theater. The Bulletin
treated nearly 200 newsboys to dinner,
and passes to the base ball game in the
evening. Other city papers did as we'll
by their boys.
Eliza R. Snow, the Mormon poetess
and seeress. died at Salt Lake last Mon
day. She was alleged to be the plural
wife Of Joe Smith, at Nauvoo. which she
afterwards confessed, and added Smith
to her name. She was one of the central
figures Of the Mormon galaxy, and the
church organ had two-column editorial
on her death. She was in her 94th year.
The committee Of arrangements for the
entertainment to be given next Saturday
night for the benefit of the families of
the dead and imprisoned anarchists have
decided that notwithstanding Mayor
Roche's prohibitory order, they would at
all hazards place beer on sale in the hall.
Their first move will be an attempt to
procure an order from the court annul-
ing the mayors order.
The committee in charge of the move
ment to have the next national demo-
cratic convention held in San Francisco
has received reports from the secretary
to the effect that 500 600 has already been
pledged for the purpose. and that but lit
tie effort will be necessary to raise the
full amount necessary to pay all the
expenses of the convention. Favorable
letters have been received from twenty
one members of the national executive
convention.
It is believed in well-informed circles
in the City of Mexico that the United
States has transmitted to the govern
ment of Mexico claim on behalf of Cut
ting. There is much excitement over the
matter on all hands. The opinion is free
ly expressed that the nation will never
sustain the government in paying such d
claim. The National newspaper urges
the press of the country to protest with
one voice against the claim.
4 second test of the new dynamite shell
invented by Lieutenant Gradon was
made at Sandy Hook last week with five
ste,1-shells. The first penetrated d fifteen
inch turret target and exploded, dcmol-
ishing the target. -Four were then fired
to determine the range and demonstrate
that by Gradon's method dynamite shells
could be propelled by ordinary black
powder from service guns SO as to obtain
satisfactory penetration and destructive
power. The ordnance board is much
pleased with the result.
Senator Palmer, of Michigan, will in.
troduce in the senate a bill for the pur.
pose Of regulating and restricting immi
grafton by keeping out persons who seem
likely to be undesirable citizens. The
bill will provide that all persons coming
from foreign countries for the purpose Of
residing here shall be provided with q
certificate from the United States consul
for the district of his residence, setting
forth that such person is suitable and
desirable person for citizenship, that no
certificate shall be granted to any convict
excent those convicted of DOlitical Oifenses